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FIG to recognize Larisa Iordache's AA bronze as an Olympic spot

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Ronan Archibald
10 years ago

Please change this rule. Ponor should go as Romania's chosen one and Iordache should already be qualified due to her AA medal in 2015 worlds. Please make this happen!

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Eric Ho
10 years ago

This oversight can not be overlooked. How can EF medalists gain an automatic bid and AA medalists not! Larisa deserves to go to the Olympics along with another Romanian gymnast.

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skyler Daniel
10 years ago

She deserves to go to the Olympics!!!!!

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PatrickChow
10 years ago

Larisa is deserve to competie for Olympic

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Yulia korosteleva
10 years ago

If the wild card still available it must be given to Larisa. That is the situation it's made for

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LeaAnne Eaton
10 years ago

I believe that all-around medalists in the previous Worlds should be given an automatic berth to the Olympics if their team does not qualify. Larisa is one of the best gymnasts in the world, and it is unfair to exclude her from the olympics due to poor timing and her team's lack of depth. This is an oversight on the behalf of FIG, and I hope that they correct this in time for the 2016 olympics.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

She deserves to go to the olympics. I've been waiting for the olympics to watch her. Let her through

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Brenda Rodiles
10 years ago

Give a Larisa a Spot

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Jade Cairncross
10 years ago

If she won a medal at worlds it proves she is more than capable of winning a medal at the olympics!

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Amy Overlin
10 years ago Featured

Although the rule is likely due to the fact that no one anticipated an all around athlete from a country that didn't qualify to the Olympics this is a huge oversight by FIG. I hope they rectify the situation by immediately naming Larisa as an Automatic Olympic bid.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Larisa deserves a spot at the Olympics. She earned it!

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Samuel Ruiz
10 years ago

National Judge from Mexico.

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Margaret Bogatski
10 years ago

I personally think that not including World Championship all round medalists as eligible athletes for Olympic Games does not serve the sport. I do not understand the logic behind this rule. Gymnastics fun from New Zealand

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Maria
10 years ago

Larissa deserves to be on río 2016!

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Dane
10 years ago

I'm so upset with the governing bodies of gymnastics, this new protocol; I understand the intention, but not giving the bronze all around medalist an automatic spot in the Olympics is ludicrous. This is the first petition I've ever signed and I will encourage others to follow suit.

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Angela Wiggins
10 years ago

She deserves a spot. She earned it.

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Thiago Marques
10 years ago

She deserves and Romania deserves.

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Lisa
10 years ago

I wish the FIG would put more emphasis on the all around competition and team competitions because they are more exciting than the event finals. An all around gymnast is far more well rounded than the event specials and deserve the same opportunities (if not more) than the event specialists.

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ISABEL LAZO
10 years ago

A medal has all around as much or more value than apparatus final medalist

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Please make AA medalists qualifiers for the Olympics.